Home and Garden
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Consistent watering helps prevent blossom end rot in tomatoesAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. What causes splitting and black spots on tomatoes? A. The black spots you are seeing on tomatoes is referred to as blossom end rot - a black leathery scar that...
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Keep up with feeding and proper wateringAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The month of August is here and now's the time to ketchup (oops, catch up)!!! Keep up with feeding and proper watering. Do routine inspections for insects. Aphids and wh...
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Over two decades, Marianis turn turf into a more sustainable landscapeAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a difficult choice whether to start with the vegetable and cutting garden or the butterfly garden when describing Frank Mariani's yard in Lake Forest. Several areas...
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Plants that can kill inspires trilogy of young adult novelsAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The poison garden built by Jane, Duchess of Northumberland, has inspired a trilogy of young adult novels, starting with "The Poison Diaries." It was Jane - the real forc...
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'Dutch Woman' artist more popular in ScotlandAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I wonder if you have an opinion on the value of this painting by John Patrick Downie. Titled "Dutch Woman," it is signed by the artist and dated 1896. A. A Sco...
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Fungus causes crabapple tree to lose leavesAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have a flowering crabapple tree that is losing leaves. All during the spring the tree flowered and was beautiful. Now, the leaves turn yellow then fall. I've wa...
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Hydrangeas are in the pink ... and blue, tooAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Hydrangeas are all the rage in the gardening world. Plant breeders are hard at work bringing us new varieties; and we are eager to try their latest, greatest creations. ...
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Gladioli are showy in the garden or in a vaseAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The gladiolus produces a large, showy flower spike that lasts for several days whether in the garden or in a vase. To get the most out of a bloom for decoration inside, ...
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Your news: South Barrington Garden Club tours nurseryAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Members of the South Barrington Garden Club toured Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery in Woodstock Thursday, July 1. The nursery emphasizes dwarf plant material specially su...
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Master Gardeners get back to community gardening rootsAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - A bumper crop of zucchini squash came up last month in one of the community garden plots in Glen Ellyn, leaving onlookers somewhat behind the 8-ball. Indeed, these small...